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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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